KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Kirksville Tigers returned home after a tough weekend in Iowa as they hosted the Marshall Owls. Kirksville was able to add to their impressive conference-winning streak as they beat the Owls 50-21, and moved the streak to 33 in a row.

Ethan Rentschler got things started with a bang for the Tigers as he pinned Darin Martin at 116 pounds.

“It was a big win for us. I really had a tough weekend in the finals and I wanted to come out here and pin him right away,” said Rentschler.

Tuesday night was the last home meet for the Tigers, which meant it was senior night for Jordan Kissick, Mitch Kriegshauser, Aric Laudwig, Devyn Logston, and Logan Summers.

Summers wrestled at 220 pounds and pinned Sam Overtuf in only 21 seconds.

“I went out there and saw an opportunity and came away with a big win for me. I thought I would go out with a bang and try to pin him as quick as I could and show that my time here in Kirksville was fun,” said Summers.

Head coach Kevin Powell was happy to see his seniors go out on top.

“I like seeing those guys finish out their career with a good dual win. I think they’re on track to get that conference title,” said Powell.

Outside of Summers the other seniors finished with wins as well. Laudwig defeated T.J. Fox 2-0, and Kriegshauser had a bye.

The match provided the Tigers with a chance to improve upon a seventh place finish at Centerville.

“I thought we looked OK, we need to work on having confidence in our moves and working at full speed. I don’t think we’re at full speed. We’re on the edge of being more physical with our opponents, and I told the guys don’t let a different weekend than we’re used to affect our goals,” said Powell.

The Tigers star sophomore Makenna Cook wasn’t able to improve on his personal streak of winning every match by pin, as Cook had a bye.

Kade Proctor picked up another Tiger pin as he defeated Tyler Edison in their 220-pound match. Tre Stewart wrestled at 145 pounds and pinned Ramon Herrara.

Will Krause picked up his biggest win of the season as he won 18-1 over Alex Higgenbottom.

Along with Cook and Kriegshauser, Branden Beeler also received a bye.

Kaleb Cox fell victim to a Owls pin at 106 pounds, and Tyler Morrison picked up Marshall’s other pin as he defeated Dorian Sneddon.

Evan Aljundi wasn’t able to complete the comeback as he lost 10-5 to Aaron Sims, Matt Kelly lost 4-1, and Berry Benedick picked up the Owls only other victory as he beat Austin Dovin 7-3.

Page 2 of 2 - “This past weekend helped us identify things we need to work on and that’s what we’re going to do. After tonight I’m still waiting on a few things and improvements to be made,” said Powell.

The Tigers will look to make those improvements at the Platte County Tournament Friday and Saturday, as they get closer to the postseason.